BREEDING CONDITIONS REPORT, 2002


RESPONDENT

Benoit Sittler

SITE NAME

east Greenland, Denmark

Contact details (phone/fax//e-mail//address):
(49-761)2033629/(49-761)2033638 // sittler@ruf.uni-freiburg.de // Institut fur Landespflege Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg D-79085 Freiburg, Germany

PROJECT DETAILS

Project name:

Start of survey:

End of survey: Team size:


WEATHER CONDITIONS

Season phenology:

Weather conditions:

 

Season temperature:
Season humidity:
Date of 50% snow-cover:
Date of ice-break on rivers:
Date of final loss of snow:

BIOTIC CONDITIONS

Rodents abundance evaluation:

high

Breeding conditions:

In the upper parts of the fjord in a valley some 70 kms away from Karupelv Valley, lemmings were plentyful and Snowy owls were breeding.
 

Rodent dynamics:

Rodent species recorded:

LatinAbundance
Dicrostonyx groenlandicusabundant

Summary of fauna studies:

 

FAUNA IN STUDY AREA

Group of speciesPresenceAbundanceBreedingDetailed studiesComment
lemmingsYesabundant   
owlsYes breeding  

 


Recommended citation

Sittler, B. (2002). Breeding conditions report for east Greenland, Denmark, 2002. ARCTIC BIRDS: an international breeding conditions survey. (Online database). Eds. M.Soloviev, P.Tomkovich. . Updated 24 May. 2003. Accessed .

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